Allsvenskan 2019
AIK - BK Häcken (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-04-24 at 19:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 11,131
AIK surprised the attendance record and defeated BK Häcken
The national arena was full when AIK hosted BK Häcken in an exciting Allsvenskan match. The attendance record of 11,131 people enjoyed the game between two teams positioned differently in the table before the match started.
AIK, sitting in eighth place before the game, was determined to take home three points, and they showed it in the first half. Both teams played physical football, resulting in three yellow cards before halftime. AIK's Daniel Sundgren, who received his first yellow card in the 40th minute, proved to be the hero of the match.
It was in the 76th minute when AIK’s striker Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi passed the ball to Sundgren, who scored his first goal of the season and gave AIK a 1-0 lead. BK Häcken tried to equalize but failed to get the ball into the net.
Goal-scorer Daniel Sundgren was substituted just a couple of minutes after his goal to make way for Heradi Rashidi, while BK Häcken made two substitutions after AIK's goal. However, this did not lead to any more goals for the struggling BK Häcken.
AIK managed to maintain their lead and secure three important points in front of a proud crowd. The match was played at a high level and marked one of two for AIK, giving them a boost up the table.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)